Brand was then given two life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 49 years.

The mother of Keelin Broach appeared in court to ask for a life sentence for Brand. Valarie McKinney stared at Brand from across the courtroom as she spoke out.

“I want you to suffer every day of your life, like I will for the rest of mine,” McKinney said. She called Brand “worse than a menace to society.”

Martin said the victims were executed and that Brand had shown no remorse.

The second suspect who was arrested and tried for the double murder, Devon Isome, also appeared in court. The jury was unable to reach a verdict in his case and the decision has to be made on whether he will be tried again.

That decision is expected to be delivered by Martin on Friday, to give prosecutors an opportunity to pursue new evidence they said just came to light in the case.